EUGENE - In the first-ever meeting in Eugene between the nation's top two teams, the No. 1 Stanford volleyball team (22-2, 14-0) handed No. 2 Oregon (20-3, 11-3) its first 3-0 loss of the season Sunday at Matthew Knight Arena.

In front of the second-largest Duck volleyball crowd ever (5,007), the Cardinal won 25-20, 25-22, 25-21 over the Ducks to keep their Pac-12 record unblemished. In prior matches this year, UO had sported a 15-0 mark in straight-set contests, while Stanford staked its 11th victory in the category.

"They played up to the challenge and we didn't," Oregon head coach Jim Moore said. "They made only nine attack errors, while we made 25. We didn't put any pressure on them serving, and part of that was that they passed great. That helped them to put pressure on us offensively, and then they blocked balls really well, and we didn't. We know we have problems blocking, but there are things we do well, but that didn't show today. We need to bounce back and be ready to go next week."

Redshirt senior outside hitter Alaina Bergsma led UO in kills (15) and points (17.5) for the 15th and 14 times this season. The All-American from Chandler, Ariz., also topped Oregon in hitting (.370) for the fourth time in '12, thanks to her 16th +.300 total of the year.

At the service line, Bergsma also landed two aces - tops on the team and her sixth multi-ace effort this season.

Freshman outside hitter Martenne Bettendorf added career highs in kills (10) and attempts (25) and improved on her previous bests vs. the first weekend of the season vs. Houston (8 / 16).

Giving UO three hitters with +10 kills for the 12th time in '12, sophomore outside hitter Liz Brenner added 12 kills for her 17th double-digit kill figure of the season.

Junior setter Lauren Plum ended with 46 assists - her second-highest three-set total of the season - and added one ace.

Senior libero Haley Jacob led the team in digs for the 17th time this season and 67th time in her career - both tops among active Duck players.

On all-time Oregon career lists, Bergsma moved up two spots to fourth
in kills (1,316.5) and passed another former All-American Neticia Enesi
(fifth, 1,315.5) and teammate Katherine Fischer (sixth, 1,305).

Fischer also moved up a spot on the career aces list into a tie for eighth (106) with former Duck Melissa Terzian (1986-89).

In the team comparisons, Stanford became the second Duck opponent this season to eclipse .300 with its .344 total, while the Ducks ended with a .188 mark - its second-lowest of the year behind its total last month in Palo Alto (.168).

In other comparisons, Oregon ended with more kills (47-40) and aces (4-3); the teams tied in digs (36-36); and Stanford ended with edges in blocks (10.5-4.0) and fewest service errors (2-5).

Factoring in UO's five-set match vs. California on Friday, Bergsma topped UO for the weekend in kills (5.00 per set), hitting (.392) and aces (0.25 p/s), while Brenner ranked second offensively (4.75 kills p/s, .347). Jacob led the digs column (4.38 p/s), thanks to her 25 vs. Cal that was one off her team season high.

Duck fans streamed through the doors in season-high fashion Sunday - and easily bettered the former best 2012 mark (3,978 in the 3-1 October win over then-No. 2 Washington). UO's all-time record came a year ago vs. California (6,210), and the Ducks have played in front of 18 of the 21 biggest crowds in school history in Moore's eight years at the helm.

In other action around the league Sunday, No. 8 Washington came back from an 0-2 deficit at home to Utah to win in five sets, and No. 6 USC won at Arizona, 3-1. On Saturday, No. 5 UCLA won 3-1 at Arizona State, and California won 3-1 at Oregon State.

With three weeks left of Pac-12 action this season, Stanford leads the Pac-12 standings by three matches with its 14-0 record, while Oregon trails in second place with an 11-3 mark. No. 5 UCLA is a half match back in third place (11-4), just ahead of No. 6 USC and No. 8 Washington who are tied for fourth place (10-4). California follows in sixth place with a 7-7 mark.

Looking ahead, UO remains at home to host ASU and Arizona, next Friday-Saturday, Nov. 9-10 at 7 and 8 p.m., respectively.

Against the Sun Devils, fans that wear a KIDSPORTS t-shirt will get discounted G.A. tickets ($1 youth; $5 adults). Against the Wildcats, the BI-MART 2-for-1 Night promotion means that fans that show a BI-MART card at the door will get two G.A. tickets for the price of one.